The show's status and legacy have made it the occasional target of politics and rumors.

Take a walk down Sesame Street and learn how the show pushed boundaries for social change in this excerpt from “Entertainment Nation.” Ryan Lintelman On November 10, 1969, a new kind of children’s ...

When "Sesame Street" was created in 1969, it was a test - could television teach children? The program was developed with lower-income families in mind, and the set was meant to represent a block in ...

Sesame Street's producers have launched a search for one of the original stars from their pilot episode. A clip from the Children's Television Workshop pilot from 1969 has surfaced featuring Bob ...